Wanuskewin Heritage Park Interpretive Centre Renewal — Wanuskewin Heritage Park
Wanuskewin Heritage Park, a National Historic Site and UNESCO World Heritage Site candidate near Saskatoon, Saskatchewan celebrating First Nations communities of the area, reopened a reimagined interpretive centre in 2021 following exhibit design by AldrichPears Associates and lighting, audiovisual, and controls design-build by Eos Lightmedia.
| Venue | Wanuskewin Heritage Park |
|---|---|
| Project type | Major Renovation |
| Status | Completed |
| Year completed | 2021 |
| Technologies | concentric projection rings, immersive environmental audio |
Credits
| Firm | Role | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Eos Lightmedia | Lighting Design | Contracted with exhibit design firm AldrichPears Associates to create the lighting, audiovisual, and control-systems design, then awarded the build contract by the Wanuskewin Heritage Park Authority; Eos Lightmedia Principal Douglas Welch designed the original 1992 interpretive-centre lighting. |
| Eos Lightmedia | AV Integration |
Description
The park originally opened in June 1992; after a major fundraising effort, the interpretive centre was reimagined in 2016-2021 with concentric projection rings, immersive environmental lighting and audio, and interactive exhibits and displays; the lighting design won a 2022 IES Illumination Award of Merit and a 2022 LIT Design Awards Honorable Mention.